5. Trials assessing pain during tape removal.

Study	Design	Participants	Intervention	Outcome	Metrics Used	Results
Nanavati 2013	Randomized controlled trial	50 preterm neonates (Gestational age, mean ± SD weeks: Intervention: 32.72 ± 2.03; Control: 32.4 ± 2.16) Postnatal age, mean ± SD, days: Intervention: 7.12 ± 6.64; Control: 5.4 ± 3.65) Birth weight, mean ± SD, grams: Intervention: 1352.76 ± 150.12, Control: 1235.48 ± 169.12	Intervention: skin‐to‐skin care 15 minutes before, and during tape removal. Control: swab soaked with expressed breast milk inserted in infants mouth 2 minutes before, and during tape removal. Provider: mother	PIPP	mean, standard deviation	Post intervention PIPP score was no significantly different between groups (P = 0.62)